English summary: Mandy Richter's study is concerned with the afterlife of the "crouching Venus," an ancient genre of statue which has survived in more than thirty full-sized copies and versions. Re-introduced around 1500 by Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi (called "L'Antico"), the reception of the "crouching Venus" could be found in numerous artistic imitations that ranged from exact copies to artistic variations created up to 1570. On the basis...